Every time Otwell, Ind., strip-tiller Chris Perkins breaks the 300-bushel barrier, a framed vintage DeKalb seed bag goes up on his office walls, showing the year, hybrid type and yield number. He’s running out of wall space.

When Jon Stevens started transitioning from conventional tillage to no-till soybeans in 2013 and eventually strip-till corn in 2015, failure was imminent if you asked his Rock Creek, Minn., neighbors.

While the benefits are clear, Zach Reiter understands the process of changing an entire operation isn’t easy and what works for him might not for someone else. At the end of the day, it’s his job to find out what each individual needs to be successful with strip-till.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, managing editor Michaela Paukner takes us inside the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in northeast Arkansas, where she quickly learns that conservation ag means more than just no-till and strip-till in the region.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several farmers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois native Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin native Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several farmers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois native Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin native Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

Tyler Troiola is using smart spray technology on his 2,800-acre corn, soybean and wheat operation near Eagle, Wis., for the first time, continuing a family tradition of innovation that dates back to the inaugural National No-Tillage Conference in 1993.